Question

A goddess of these places used her martial arts skills to defeat the demons Qianliyan (“ch’YEN-lee-yen”) and Shunfeng’er (“shoon-FUNG-ar”), making them the guardians of her temple. After Fujiwara no Hidesato uses his saliva to kill a giant centipede, an attendant of a god of these places gives him a bottomless bag of rice. After failing to procure a monkey’s liver, a creature living in one of these places has its bones crushed. A god of these places, whose palace has a garden with sections for each season, was visited by the grandfather of Japan’s first emperor. After saving the daughter of that god of these places, Urashima Tarō is given a box that prevents him from aging. In Journey to the West, Ao Guang is one of four Dragon Kings who rule over these places. (-5[1])For 10 points, Ryūjin uses a pair of jewels to control the tides of what places? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: seas [or oceans; prompt on bodies of water]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Owen GilroyTexas BTexas A132-5
John Luke BroussardTAMUASU14810
Jisoo YooTexas ATexas B14910

Summary

Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%115.50
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%65.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%91.00
Northeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%98.33
Overflow2025-02-01Y4100%0%25%127.25
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%105.50
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%148.50
UK2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%129.00